1. The Earth and the Sky. 2. The Vegetable World. 3. The Animal World. 4. Human Beings. 5. Things made by man. 6. The Soul and another Life. 7. Superhuman Beings. 8. Omens and Divination. 9. The Magic Art. 10. Disease and Leech-craft. Customs. 11. Social and Political Institutions. 12. Rites of Individual Life. 13. Occupations and Industries. 14. Festivals. 15. Games, Sports and Pastimes. Stories, Songs and Sayings. 16. Stories. 17. Songs and Ballads. 18. Proverbs, Riddles and Local Sayings. Appendix. Glossary of Sinhalese Folk terms from the Service Tenure Register (1872).
Sinhalese Folklore Notes (Ceylon)
1. The Earth and the Sky. 2. The Vegetable World. 3. The Animal World. 4. Human Beings. 5. Things made by man. 6. The Soul and another Life. 7. Superhuman Beings. 8. Omens and Divination. 9. The Magic Art. 10. Disease and Leech-craft. Customs. 11. Social and Political Institutions. 12. Rites of Individual Life. 13. Occupations and Industries. 14. Festivals. 15. Games, Sports and Pastimes. Stories, Songs and Sayings. 16. Stories. 17. Songs and Ballads. 18. Proverbs, Riddles and Local Sayings. Appendix. Glossary of Sinhalese Folk terms from the Service Tenure Register (1872).
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